Piper SARATOGA PA-32-301 Maintenance Manual page 217

PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-32-301/301T
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SHOULDER HARNESS INERTIA REEL ADJUSTMENT.
1. Allow the harness to wind up on the reel as much as possible.
2. On the end of the reel, pry off the plastic cap over the spring, making sure the spring does not come out
of the plastic cap, and set cap aside.
3. Unwind the harness completely, then measure and mark the harness 24 inches from the reel center.
4. Wind the harness onto the reel until the 24 inch mark is reached, then hold reel and place cap with
spring over the reel shaft end.
5. Aligning slot in shaft with spring tang, wind spring 6 turns + 1/2 turn and snap the plastic cover into
holes in reel end shaft.
6. Release harness and allowing it to wind up, extend the harness a few times to check reel for smooth
operation.
7. With reel fully wound, hold with inertia mechanism end up and pry off plastic cap over mechanism
and set reel aside.
8. Install nut in plastic cap so that stud in cap is flush with nut surface, then reposition cap over reel end
and orientating properly, snap in place. Extend harness a few times to make sure action is correct.
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